Just a quick post to let folks know I’m still alive. It’s been rather quiet on here of late. There is a good reason for that, I’ve not been gaming much. Well since when has that stopped me? When I’ve not been gaming, I’ve bored you ridged with stuff about Magic the Gathering or some other thing that I’m obsessed with at the time.

But truth be told the last week I haven’t been in the mood for much gaming. Just over a week ago Toby (one of my mums dogs) came down with the squits, which within 24 hours Strider got as well. But it hit Strider harder and he was also sick along with it. Then Ebony my mum’s other dog and Loki got it. I think Nico at the time of writing hasn’t had it. Ebony also had it similar to Strider with the extra complication.

Let’s jump back and talk about Strider. It hit him really bad. He was not moving, hardly drinking without help, definitely not eating. At the weekend it was looking bad for Strider. We thought he was on his last legs. There were more than one moment when it looked like he’d gone. My time with him was extremely precious.

Monday I was so emotional, it was hard to speak or think about Strider without that emotional side leaking out of my eyes. It felt each morning this week so far that I was potentially saying farewell to him. However yesterday Strider started to appear a bit better, he had actually moved during the day, and was drinking once more without aid. He still isn’t getting up to go out to the toilet, so we are improvising a doggy nappy for him.

Then today as I write this Wednesday evening the glimmer of hope from the previous day seems distant. We aren’t through the woods yet.